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Former Indianapolis Colts player Daniel Muir arrested after missing son found safe

Daniel Muir is charged with domestic violence and obstruction of justice.

A former Indianapolis Colts player has been arrested after his teenage son, who had been missing for two weeks, was found at his family's home in Kokomo, Indiana.

Bryson Muir, 14, was found “safe and sound” and is now in the care of the Cass County Department of Children's Services, according to Indiana State Police.

Daniel Muir, 40, was taken into custody Wednesday morning and is charged with domestic violence and obstruction of justice, police said.

Muir, a defensive tackle, played in the NFL for seven seasons, including four with the Colts, from 2007 to 2013. He played college football at Kent State but went undrafted in 2007 before signing as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers. He had just 99 tackles and 1.5 sacks in his career.

Muir's wife and the boy's mother, Kristin Muir, 38, was also arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, police said.

Bryson was last seen on June 16, leaving a relative's house in Ohio with his mother, Indiana State Police said last week.

The two men left in a car owned by the Servant Leader's Foundation, a religious organization that also owns the property where the Muir family resided, police said. Shortly after leaving the relative's home, police stopped the car, but Bryson was not inside.

Two days later, the Cass County Department of Children's Services asked police to investigate allegations of domestic violence against Bryson.

Police said they tried to contact his parents but were unsuccessful. They then agreed to take Bryson to meet with police, but then “reneged on that arrangement, indicating an unwillingness to cooperate.”

On Wednesday, police announced they had found Bryson. A photo released by police shows the 14-year-old with a black eye.

An investigation is ongoing and police have asked anyone with information about the incident to call 800-382-0689.

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